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Grimm Fairy Tales #4
Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 4
Alternate cover edition can be found here.
Rapunzel is desperate to find the man of her dreams but has something else in mind when the love-struck fools attempt to woo her. The boy who cried wolf learns that tricking an entire town can surely pay dividends, The Snow Queen has something up her sleeve for the ill-prepared Sela, and Rose Red proves her sisterly love to Snow White. Collecting Grimm Fairy Tales issues #19-24. Includes a cover gallery and bonus story, "The Lamp."
Rapunzel is desperate to find the man of her dreams but has something else in mind when the love-struck fools attempt to woo her. The boy who cried wolf learns that tricking an entire town can surely pay dividends, The Snow Queen has something up her sleeve for the ill-prepared Sela, and Rose Red proves her sisterly love to Snow White. Collecting Grimm Fairy Tales issues #19-24. Includes a cover gallery and bonus story, "The Lamp."
168 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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August 17, 2021
Things have taken a sudden and terrible turn for the worst. Professor Sela Ward, our triple-D Rod Serling for the Grimm Fairy Tale zone, is fresh from a period of introspection when she crosses paths with the evil sorceress and modern heartball-breaker Belinda. Turns out they are long-time enemies, but we barely have time to understand the implications before the end of issue #24 and it all comes tumbling down.
So, the plot isn't the only thing going south about this series. The dialog doesn't really carry the story well, and the art has begun to become unrealistic -- proportion and features change from frame to frame.
Color is still good, as is the cover art (if a bit cleavage-and-stocking obsessed).
So, the plot isn't the only thing going south about this series. The dialog doesn't really carry the story well, and the art has begun to become unrealistic -- proportion and features change from frame to frame.
Color is still good, as is the cover art (if a bit cleavage-and-stocking obsessed).
July 7, 2015
Ako se ovako stvarno zavrsilo i nece postojati neki mambo dzambo koji ce promeniti zavrsetak knjige u narednoj, stvarno cu se smoriti i spustiti review na 2 zvezdice :(
October 7, 2025
The series continues to experiment with narrative to break the staccato of one-shot fairy tale retellings. There's some good here, and it's interesting to see the franchise strategy as they start nearing the bottom of the barrel of commonly recognizable fairy tales and nursery rhymes. The stabs at longer stories here are welcome, but like many other aspects of the series, it's not clear that they're entirely successful.
October 5, 2021
19- Rapunzel- IRL: a couple who are cons by faking roadside help, Sela wants to help the woman, the woman realizes this and gets away from the guy. The guy ends up killing his new girlfriend. Sela wonders what went wrong because a woman still died, but figures out Belinda had something to do with it. FT: Rapunzel lets her hair down for all the boys. She feeds them to the incubus that lives in the tower. The incubus turns into a man and ends up killing Rapunzel since he no longer needs her anymore.
20- Boy Cried Wolf-IRL: Timmy decides to cry wolf about guys in the neighborhood and the neighborhood reacts they then find out it was a misunderstanding after it was too late. Timmy burns down his house and has no one else except his long-lost "aunt" Belinda. He wants to do it again and Belinda approves. FT: basically the same as IRL
21- Sorcerer's Apprentice-IRL: a college-aged girl is getting sexually harassed by her professor. Belinda steps in. the girl kills the professor and tells Belinda she wishes she could take back the murder. FT: Belinda was a sorcerer's apprentice and while he was gone she tried to become too powerful, the sorcerer returns and helps Belinda out of a sticky situation and casts Belinda to be a genie and trapped into a lamp until one day she frees herself. every action has a consequence.
22-Snow Queen-IRL/FT: 1000s of years ago an evil mirror was made that showed the true evil of mankind, everyone went mad, except for one guy who destroyed the mirror, but the snow Queen's (Belinda) minions picked up all the pieces and brought them back to her. Belinda is trying to get Timmy to kill a classmate but Sela intervenes. Sela knew what was going on from a falcon and she stop Timmy and goes to the ice kingdom
23- Snow White Rose Red-IRL/FT: picks up where #22 left off. Sela is in the ice kingdom where Belinda is keeping the college girl from #21 hostage. Belinda shows all the horror from Sales past and she realizes that Belinda made her forget a lot. Ends with Sela meeting Belinda after remembering a time with her and rose when they stood up for each other.
24- Snow White Rose Red pt 2-IRL/FT: picks up from #23 They battle with each other using characters from the books. Sela comes to the conclusion that they are at a standstill and in order to save the college girl Samantha Darren, then Sela must take the girls place. So Belinda kills Sela and as she is dying Sela tells the girl that she will do great things. Ends with Sela in an icy grave and Belinda running free.
20- Boy Cried Wolf-IRL: Timmy decides to cry wolf about guys in the neighborhood and the neighborhood reacts they then find out it was a misunderstanding after it was too late. Timmy burns down his house and has no one else except his long-lost "aunt" Belinda. He wants to do it again and Belinda approves. FT: basically the same as IRL
21- Sorcerer's Apprentice-IRL: a college-aged girl is getting sexually harassed by her professor. Belinda steps in. the girl kills the professor and tells Belinda she wishes she could take back the murder. FT: Belinda was a sorcerer's apprentice and while he was gone she tried to become too powerful, the sorcerer returns and helps Belinda out of a sticky situation and casts Belinda to be a genie and trapped into a lamp until one day she frees herself. every action has a consequence.
22-Snow Queen-IRL/FT: 1000s of years ago an evil mirror was made that showed the true evil of mankind, everyone went mad, except for one guy who destroyed the mirror, but the snow Queen's (Belinda) minions picked up all the pieces and brought them back to her. Belinda is trying to get Timmy to kill a classmate but Sela intervenes. Sela knew what was going on from a falcon and she stop Timmy and goes to the ice kingdom
23- Snow White Rose Red-IRL/FT: picks up where #22 left off. Sela is in the ice kingdom where Belinda is keeping the college girl from #21 hostage. Belinda shows all the horror from Sales past and she realizes that Belinda made her forget a lot. Ends with Sela meeting Belinda after remembering a time with her and rose when they stood up for each other.
24- Snow White Rose Red pt 2-IRL/FT: picks up from #23 They battle with each other using characters from the books. Sela comes to the conclusion that they are at a standstill and in order to save the college girl Samantha Darren, then Sela must take the girls place. So Belinda kills Sela and as she is dying Sela tells the girl that she will do great things. Ends with Sela in an icy grave and Belinda running free.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 8, 2022
And now we're really into the thick of it! We see what happens when good and evil finally clash! We meet Belinda and learn more about her back story, we learn more and Sela and how she's still desperately trying to teach others to turn towards the light and not the path of evil. And we see what happens when a child gets influenced by the wrong sort of people, but helped by the right ones. This volume has a little bit of everything in it - great story, great art, and characters I can get behind and see grow into their roles. And I enjoyed this just as much as I did when I first read it so many years ago. And now, on to 1001 Arabian Nights to find out what happens next after the end story "The Lamp."
March 9, 2020
2.5
I will say that despite how problematic some of the characterizations are and the fact of how boring the first couple volumes were, for some reason I want to continue reading the series. I'm not sure if this is similar to a train wreck you can't look away from. Can you like and hate something at the same time? Is this what hate reading is?
I will say that despite how problematic some of the characterizations are and the fact of how boring the first couple volumes were, for some reason I want to continue reading the series. I'm not sure if this is similar to a train wreck you can't look away from. Can you like and hate something at the same time? Is this what hate reading is?
May 1, 2011
Artwork wasn't as gorgeous as previous volumes...
March 8, 2018
Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 4
Issue 19 Rapunzel
PLOT: This one is a little hard to summarize. A lady is shown pulling a scam. She pretends her car is broken down and then robs the poor unsuspecting guy. Someone in the shadows tells "Eric" he needs to tie up loose ends. Sela pulls up and runs into the lady scam artist and gives her the story of Rapunzel. In this version, a man is out with his friends and hears a beautiful voice (that they can't seem to hear). He's lured to the castle by a beautiful woman that spins him a story about being stuck in the tower with dreams of being rescued and being taken away. He falls for the bait until they reach the top and she traps him. Rapunzel lures men up to the tower and steals their souls for her love, (the incubus) who when he has enough will be human. Only when he is human she discovers he's been using her and pushes her out the window. Back in real time the lady scam artist is with friends and finds out another lady that's been involved in a string of robberies has been found dead (by Eric). Belinda and Sela finally come face to face.
MY THOUGHTS: I had the soul-sucking incubus's motives pegged a page before it was revealed. Other than that I'm anxious to see more of Belinda's corruption vs Sela's saves.
RATING: 5
Issue 20 The Boy Who Cried, Wolf
PLOT: The little boy from (Annual 1) is shown in the hospital holding the book. The nurses are speaking amongst themselves about the horrible accidents around the boy. First his mother and stepfather and then his foster parents. Now it seems all he does is hold that book and they think its to give him hope. Little do they know. We now go to the story of the boy that cried wolf. A little boy keeps saying that a bad man hurt him and everyone thinks it’s the same man that’s been rumored to kill livestock. So they hunt him down in a cave and kill him. Only to find out they got the wrong person. In the end, it looks like it’s the little boy himself that's the beast and he's mad at them for "taking his lunch". In the hospital, the boy is released to a familiar face... "Aunty Belinda" They've planned the whole thing and were the ones behind the "accidents". He's eager to inflict more pain and she knows just the target. Sela rushes to the hospital in hopes to talk to Timmy with the good storybook… but she's a bit too late.
MY THOUGHTS: I think the obvious thing to comment on is the lesson of if you lie enough no one will believe you if you're telling the truth. But more so interesting than that to me is Belinda herself. She's so vindictive that I wonder what happened to make her that way and will we get that story in a future issue. I also want to know about these two books and how they came about. And then if the wolf at the end was indeed the little boy then how did they "Take his lunch"? Was there someone else behind the killings. I read through this one so fast that maybe I missed something.
RATING: 7 Very disturbing to think about a little boy on a rampage setting fires. It's very horror movie making material!
Issue 21 The Sorcerers Apprentice
PLOT: An old perverted professor is hitting on a student and is very close to sticking his hand in places they don't belong when Belinda walks in (I'm wondering how they know about these things). So he takes off. Surprise he didn't stay and try to make a three sum. Mrs. Darren makes a very dangerous wish that she wishes the guy were dead. Not knowing Belinda is secretly the Dark One and has a way of making these things happen. Belinda gives her the evil storybook of horror and points her in the direction of The Sorcerer's Apprentice but this isn't the cute Mickey version. It's similar. Same outline Belinda gets in trouble for using the Sorcerer's magic and almost flooding the place and he comes back and beats her. I mean BADLY! It's not a quick whack like the Disney version. See here's where it gets fuzzy. Belinda is full of rage and is saying that's the last time he'll ever put his hands on her but then? He's bent over. What did she do to him? Did she stab him in the chest? Well for her act of treachery he summons her to a bottle and makes her a Djin. Back in real time, Mr. Delroy (the old pervert) catches the student walking out late and gets all up on her. But she bashes him over the head with a rock. We get that Belinda was captured for centuries until she freed herself but she's not telling us that story yet. And then we see Sela?
MY THOUGHTS: And THAT’S a sorceress outfit? I've seen better-looking ones on Amazon sold at Halloween than that. COME ON! For a comic series that up til now has been all cleavage-baring, thongs, and G-string I expected something a little racier. I mean I'm not gay but that is the ugliest magician's outfit I think I've ever seen. SHAME ON YOU ILLUSTRATOR! The end confused me. It's the evil book but we see Sela in the reflection. Sooo did Belinda turn herself into Sela? Interesting!
RATING: 6
ISSUE 22 THE SNOW QUEEN
PLOT: So supposedly there was a Demon a long time ago that hated man-kind so much he made a mirror to reflect the ugliness in people's hearts? And when they looked in this mirror it brought out the worse in them. And what was on the inside became what was on the outside. And then chaos broke lose. And then a hero comes along (singing Marian Carey's Hero). And as we know good always ends. Or does it? The pieces were spread to the four corners of the world. The pieces were collected and they were given to… You guessed it BELINDA. Yup not only is she "Genie" she's "The Snow Queen". The little boy she corrupted (Timmy) in (Annual 1) and (The Boy Who Cried Wolf Issue 20) has found himself an admirer. Because you know nothing turns us good girls on like a bad boy and April is no exception even at a young age. Apparently whatever's in April's kiss seems to be working on this bad boy. So I'm thinking this story doesn't switch to a tale from the book. He goes to the SQ with reservations about what she's told him to do. But she counters with the girl is probably trying to use him anyway and that she's the only one that cares about him. She gives him The Icy Persuasion Breath of Death and this freezes him up again. I'm guessing this isn't the first time and her spell over him is coming unraveled. He starts to wreak havoc at the school. Meanwhile, Sela's owl friend leads her to him just in time as he's frozen the girl and is about to push her off a cliff. And she gets him to see he's being used and there's still good in him. Tearful hugs all around. Belinda's patience is wearing ice thin with Sela. Time for a face off. We see the girl from Issue 21 kneeling at her ice blue boots.
MY THOUGHTS: Now wouldn't it have been a cool touch if the mirror that Timmy stares through was "the" mirror and it what was causing the people's reflections to turn hideous? Yes, I know it's supposed to work on your own. But what if it's magic has grown stronger and you can see other's ugly insides reflected out? It took 3 issues for Belinda to corrupt Timmy and Sela does it in 1 (uncorrupt) him). SUURE! But then I get the feeling it was fading on its own. I'm a little disappointed! The power of the Dark book should be stronger than that. And then I thought the point of all this was to punish bad people. What did April ever do? She didn't hurt Timmy in any way. But such as dealing with a bad boy good girls. Take note. No matter how much you love them you'll always end up on the edge of a cliff and they'll push you over when you least expect it. I know. I've been there.
RATING: 7 I like how this tied in with OUAT because I never read this fairy tale. But now I understand a little more about the mirror's origin.
Issue 23 Snow White and Rose Red
PLOT: Sela goes looking for Belinda in her ice cave and she's confronted by a face in the mirror. The face tells her something I found interesting. Sela has been around for centuries and in that time she's forgotten a BUNCH of her past. It seems that she and Belinda were once friend's and she went to her about the pain of doing what she does and how she keeps losing the people she loves. Belinda offers to take the pain away and continues to keep wiping her memories. But the memory wipe doesn't ever take. It's hinted at that Sela's "done something" but we don't get to know what just yet. To counteract the voice of evil we hear Mr. Mayaji's reminding her of their talk. This issue's story has to do with Snow White and Rose Red. Snow White is going off to get married and Red thinks it should be her. She puts something near her horse to make it sick so she can't leave. A man comes and cures it but in return he wants them to come with him and help him find his ring. When she gets there it’s a trap. The man and his friends try to kill her but her sister steps in and sacrifices herself for her. Now she's face to face with Belinda.
MY THOUGHTS: So are we saying that Sela was Snow White in another life and she's feeling guilt over what her sister did for her?
RATING: 8 I think this was a good issue because of the reveal and the backstory of Sela and Belinda's past. Samantha is spared (make note of her she's important later).
Issue 24 Snow White and Rose Red
PLOT: Sela and Belinda face off. Sela makes the first move by taking out Belinda's minions. The fight goes like this. Bears attack Sela (on Belinda's conjure). She takes them out. (From the Three Bears?) Sela conjures a wolf (from Little Red Riding Hood) from the pages of her book. Belinda conjures The Beast. The Beast and Big Bad Wolfie prepare to attack. Sela conjures the Piper (hunh the Piper came from the evil book, not the good one) and starts to play. Then there's a very ugly mesh of animals who I'm not sure whose book they can out of but I'm thinking Belinda's because they tear the wolf from limb to limb. Sela counters with a troll (a real one this time) and it flattens the Beast and takes out the wasps. Belinda comes at Sela with what looks like a shard of glass from the mirror and Sela comes at Belinda wielding Excalibur. Samantha is on the ground about to freeze to death while they battle it out. Sela has the upper hand but trades her life in the freedom of Samantha's soul (which she traded to have the Professor killed). Belinda stabs Sela with her sword and blood gushes. Belinda peaces out. Samantha wants to get help but Sela tells her she's meet for great things in the future and sends her back home through the mirror. While she bleeds out on the floor of the ice cave.
MY THOUGHTS: OOH Samantha Darrin, we read about her later on down the line. I was first introduced to her in the Dream Eater Saga.
RATING 5
Issue 19 Rapunzel
PLOT: This one is a little hard to summarize. A lady is shown pulling a scam. She pretends her car is broken down and then robs the poor unsuspecting guy. Someone in the shadows tells "Eric" he needs to tie up loose ends. Sela pulls up and runs into the lady scam artist and gives her the story of Rapunzel. In this version, a man is out with his friends and hears a beautiful voice (that they can't seem to hear). He's lured to the castle by a beautiful woman that spins him a story about being stuck in the tower with dreams of being rescued and being taken away. He falls for the bait until they reach the top and she traps him. Rapunzel lures men up to the tower and steals their souls for her love, (the incubus) who when he has enough will be human. Only when he is human she discovers he's been using her and pushes her out the window. Back in real time the lady scam artist is with friends and finds out another lady that's been involved in a string of robberies has been found dead (by Eric). Belinda and Sela finally come face to face.
MY THOUGHTS: I had the soul-sucking incubus's motives pegged a page before it was revealed. Other than that I'm anxious to see more of Belinda's corruption vs Sela's saves.
RATING: 5
Issue 20 The Boy Who Cried, Wolf
PLOT: The little boy from (Annual 1) is shown in the hospital holding the book. The nurses are speaking amongst themselves about the horrible accidents around the boy. First his mother and stepfather and then his foster parents. Now it seems all he does is hold that book and they think its to give him hope. Little do they know. We now go to the story of the boy that cried wolf. A little boy keeps saying that a bad man hurt him and everyone thinks it’s the same man that’s been rumored to kill livestock. So they hunt him down in a cave and kill him. Only to find out they got the wrong person. In the end, it looks like it’s the little boy himself that's the beast and he's mad at them for "taking his lunch". In the hospital, the boy is released to a familiar face... "Aunty Belinda" They've planned the whole thing and were the ones behind the "accidents". He's eager to inflict more pain and she knows just the target. Sela rushes to the hospital in hopes to talk to Timmy with the good storybook… but she's a bit too late.
MY THOUGHTS: I think the obvious thing to comment on is the lesson of if you lie enough no one will believe you if you're telling the truth. But more so interesting than that to me is Belinda herself. She's so vindictive that I wonder what happened to make her that way and will we get that story in a future issue. I also want to know about these two books and how they came about. And then if the wolf at the end was indeed the little boy then how did they "Take his lunch"? Was there someone else behind the killings. I read through this one so fast that maybe I missed something.
RATING: 7 Very disturbing to think about a little boy on a rampage setting fires. It's very horror movie making material!
Issue 21 The Sorcerers Apprentice
PLOT: An old perverted professor is hitting on a student and is very close to sticking his hand in places they don't belong when Belinda walks in (I'm wondering how they know about these things). So he takes off. Surprise he didn't stay and try to make a three sum. Mrs. Darren makes a very dangerous wish that she wishes the guy were dead. Not knowing Belinda is secretly the Dark One and has a way of making these things happen. Belinda gives her the evil storybook of horror and points her in the direction of The Sorcerer's Apprentice but this isn't the cute Mickey version. It's similar. Same outline Belinda gets in trouble for using the Sorcerer's magic and almost flooding the place and he comes back and beats her. I mean BADLY! It's not a quick whack like the Disney version. See here's where it gets fuzzy. Belinda is full of rage and is saying that's the last time he'll ever put his hands on her but then? He's bent over. What did she do to him? Did she stab him in the chest? Well for her act of treachery he summons her to a bottle and makes her a Djin. Back in real time, Mr. Delroy (the old pervert) catches the student walking out late and gets all up on her. But she bashes him over the head with a rock. We get that Belinda was captured for centuries until she freed herself but she's not telling us that story yet. And then we see Sela?
MY THOUGHTS: And THAT’S a sorceress outfit? I've seen better-looking ones on Amazon sold at Halloween than that. COME ON! For a comic series that up til now has been all cleavage-baring, thongs, and G-string I expected something a little racier. I mean I'm not gay but that is the ugliest magician's outfit I think I've ever seen. SHAME ON YOU ILLUSTRATOR! The end confused me. It's the evil book but we see Sela in the reflection. Sooo did Belinda turn herself into Sela? Interesting!
RATING: 6
ISSUE 22 THE SNOW QUEEN
PLOT: So supposedly there was a Demon a long time ago that hated man-kind so much he made a mirror to reflect the ugliness in people's hearts? And when they looked in this mirror it brought out the worse in them. And what was on the inside became what was on the outside. And then chaos broke lose. And then a hero comes along (singing Marian Carey's Hero). And as we know good always ends. Or does it? The pieces were spread to the four corners of the world. The pieces were collected and they were given to… You guessed it BELINDA. Yup not only is she "Genie" she's "The Snow Queen". The little boy she corrupted (Timmy) in (Annual 1) and (The Boy Who Cried Wolf Issue 20) has found himself an admirer. Because you know nothing turns us good girls on like a bad boy and April is no exception even at a young age. Apparently whatever's in April's kiss seems to be working on this bad boy. So I'm thinking this story doesn't switch to a tale from the book. He goes to the SQ with reservations about what she's told him to do. But she counters with the girl is probably trying to use him anyway and that she's the only one that cares about him. She gives him The Icy Persuasion Breath of Death and this freezes him up again. I'm guessing this isn't the first time and her spell over him is coming unraveled. He starts to wreak havoc at the school. Meanwhile, Sela's owl friend leads her to him just in time as he's frozen the girl and is about to push her off a cliff. And she gets him to see he's being used and there's still good in him. Tearful hugs all around. Belinda's patience is wearing ice thin with Sela. Time for a face off. We see the girl from Issue 21 kneeling at her ice blue boots.
MY THOUGHTS: Now wouldn't it have been a cool touch if the mirror that Timmy stares through was "the" mirror and it what was causing the people's reflections to turn hideous? Yes, I know it's supposed to work on your own. But what if it's magic has grown stronger and you can see other's ugly insides reflected out? It took 3 issues for Belinda to corrupt Timmy and Sela does it in 1 (uncorrupt) him). SUURE! But then I get the feeling it was fading on its own. I'm a little disappointed! The power of the Dark book should be stronger than that. And then I thought the point of all this was to punish bad people. What did April ever do? She didn't hurt Timmy in any way. But such as dealing with a bad boy good girls. Take note. No matter how much you love them you'll always end up on the edge of a cliff and they'll push you over when you least expect it. I know. I've been there.
RATING: 7 I like how this tied in with OUAT because I never read this fairy tale. But now I understand a little more about the mirror's origin.
Issue 23 Snow White and Rose Red
PLOT: Sela goes looking for Belinda in her ice cave and she's confronted by a face in the mirror. The face tells her something I found interesting. Sela has been around for centuries and in that time she's forgotten a BUNCH of her past. It seems that she and Belinda were once friend's and she went to her about the pain of doing what she does and how she keeps losing the people she loves. Belinda offers to take the pain away and continues to keep wiping her memories. But the memory wipe doesn't ever take. It's hinted at that Sela's "done something" but we don't get to know what just yet. To counteract the voice of evil we hear Mr. Mayaji's reminding her of their talk. This issue's story has to do with Snow White and Rose Red. Snow White is going off to get married and Red thinks it should be her. She puts something near her horse to make it sick so she can't leave. A man comes and cures it but in return he wants them to come with him and help him find his ring. When she gets there it’s a trap. The man and his friends try to kill her but her sister steps in and sacrifices herself for her. Now she's face to face with Belinda.
MY THOUGHTS: So are we saying that Sela was Snow White in another life and she's feeling guilt over what her sister did for her?
RATING: 8 I think this was a good issue because of the reveal and the backstory of Sela and Belinda's past. Samantha is spared (make note of her she's important later).
Issue 24 Snow White and Rose Red
PLOT: Sela and Belinda face off. Sela makes the first move by taking out Belinda's minions. The fight goes like this. Bears attack Sela (on Belinda's conjure). She takes them out. (From the Three Bears?) Sela conjures a wolf (from Little Red Riding Hood) from the pages of her book. Belinda conjures The Beast. The Beast and Big Bad Wolfie prepare to attack. Sela conjures the Piper (hunh the Piper came from the evil book, not the good one) and starts to play. Then there's a very ugly mesh of animals who I'm not sure whose book they can out of but I'm thinking Belinda's because they tear the wolf from limb to limb. Sela counters with a troll (a real one this time) and it flattens the Beast and takes out the wasps. Belinda comes at Sela with what looks like a shard of glass from the mirror and Sela comes at Belinda wielding Excalibur. Samantha is on the ground about to freeze to death while they battle it out. Sela has the upper hand but trades her life in the freedom of Samantha's soul (which she traded to have the Professor killed). Belinda stabs Sela with her sword and blood gushes. Belinda peaces out. Samantha wants to get help but Sela tells her she's meet for great things in the future and sends her back home through the mirror. While she bleeds out on the floor of the ice cave.
MY THOUGHTS: OOH Samantha Darrin, we read about her later on down the line. I was first introduced to her in the Dream Eater Saga.
RATING 5
April 10, 2024
The Grimms' Fairytales have been passed down through generations, captivating readers with their enchanting tales and moral lessons. However, not all stories have a happy ending. In these dark fairytales, the Brothers Grimm delve into the depths of human nature and explore the consequences of greed, jealousy, and betrayal.
In the story of Rapunzel, a young girl with long golden hair is locked away in a tower by an evil witch. Despite her captivity, Rapunzel finds solace in her magical abilities and the love of a brave prince. However, when the witch discovers their secret love affair, she casts Rapunzel out into the wilderness, where she must find her way back to her true love.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf teaches a valuable lesson about the consequences of lying. In this tale, a young shepherd boy repeatedly tricks his village into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When a real wolf finally appears, no one believes him, and the wolf devours his sheep. The boy learns the hard way that honesty is always the best policy.
The Sorcerers Apprentice tells the story of a young apprentice who uses his master's magical powers to do his bidding. However, when he loses control of the spells, chaos ensues, and the apprentice must find a way to undo the damage he has caused. This cautionary tale warns of the dangers of unchecked ambition and the consequences of playing with forces beyond our control.
In The Snow Queen, a young boy is kidnapped by the icy Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace. His childhood friend Gerda embarks on a perilous journey to rescue him, braving the elements and facing dark magic along the way. Through her unwavering love and bravery, Gerda thaws the Snow Queen's frozen heart and saves her friend from eternal winter. Snow White and Red Roses tells the story of two sisters who are as different as night and day. Snow White is gentle and kind, while Red Roses is bold and fiery. When their mother falls ill, the sisters must journey into the forest to find a cure, facing mythical creatures and dark magic on their path. Through their sacrifice and sisterly love, they discover the true meaning of family and loyalty.
The Lamp tells the story of a poor fisherman who discovers a magical lamp containing a powerful genie. With three wishes at his disposal, the fisherman's greed gets the best of him as he wishes for wealth, power, and fame. However, each wish comes with unintended consequences, leading the fisherman down a dark and treacherous path. In the end, he must find a way to undo his wishes and set things right.
As we journey through the dark and twisted tales of the Grimms' Fairytales collection, we are reminded of the power of storytelling to explore the depths of human nature and the consequences of our actions. These classic tales continue to captivate audiences of all ages, offering valuable lessons and timeless wisdom. So, next time you pick up a fairytale book, be prepared to enter a world where magic and darkness collide, and where true love and courage reign supreme.
In the story of Rapunzel, a young girl with long golden hair is locked away in a tower by an evil witch. Despite her captivity, Rapunzel finds solace in her magical abilities and the love of a brave prince. However, when the witch discovers their secret love affair, she casts Rapunzel out into the wilderness, where she must find her way back to her true love.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf teaches a valuable lesson about the consequences of lying. In this tale, a young shepherd boy repeatedly tricks his village into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When a real wolf finally appears, no one believes him, and the wolf devours his sheep. The boy learns the hard way that honesty is always the best policy.
The Sorcerers Apprentice tells the story of a young apprentice who uses his master's magical powers to do his bidding. However, when he loses control of the spells, chaos ensues, and the apprentice must find a way to undo the damage he has caused. This cautionary tale warns of the dangers of unchecked ambition and the consequences of playing with forces beyond our control.
In The Snow Queen, a young boy is kidnapped by the icy Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace. His childhood friend Gerda embarks on a perilous journey to rescue him, braving the elements and facing dark magic along the way. Through her unwavering love and bravery, Gerda thaws the Snow Queen's frozen heart and saves her friend from eternal winter. Snow White and Red Roses tells the story of two sisters who are as different as night and day. Snow White is gentle and kind, while Red Roses is bold and fiery. When their mother falls ill, the sisters must journey into the forest to find a cure, facing mythical creatures and dark magic on their path. Through their sacrifice and sisterly love, they discover the true meaning of family and loyalty.
The Lamp tells the story of a poor fisherman who discovers a magical lamp containing a powerful genie. With three wishes at his disposal, the fisherman's greed gets the best of him as he wishes for wealth, power, and fame. However, each wish comes with unintended consequences, leading the fisherman down a dark and treacherous path. In the end, he must find a way to undo his wishes and set things right.
As we journey through the dark and twisted tales of the Grimms' Fairytales collection, we are reminded of the power of storytelling to explore the depths of human nature and the consequences of our actions. These classic tales continue to captivate audiences of all ages, offering valuable lessons and timeless wisdom. So, next time you pick up a fairytale book, be prepared to enter a world where magic and darkness collide, and where true love and courage reign supreme.
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July 6, 2020
And so Sela demonstrates what she has learnt in her lesson. She saves both Timmy and Samantha. We get to see what Sela's powers can do in combat.
With this we also get some background Belinda.
Another nice bit is we get to see that Sela doesn't remember the second issue, which helps to explain her being more villainous than she was in later comics.
As a culmination of everything that came before it, I really enjoyed volume four. I'm excited to see what will happen next with Belinda in charge and Sela seemingly dead.
Art is all over the place in this trade ranging from pretty nice to kind of laughable.
However, the most important thing is that the president of Zenescope has a horse named after him.
With this we also get some background Belinda.
Another nice bit is we get to see that Sela doesn't remember the second issue, which helps to explain her being more villainous than she was in later comics.
As a culmination of everything that came before it, I really enjoyed volume four. I'm excited to see what will happen next with Belinda in charge and Sela seemingly dead.
Art is all over the place in this trade ranging from pretty nice to kind of laughable.
However, the most important thing is that the president of Zenescope has a horse named after him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 28, 2022
We watch Belinda at work with the book which culminates in a battle between her and Selina. Tales retold: Rapunzel, The Boy who Cried Wolf, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the Snow Queen, and Snow White and Rose Red.
January 6, 2018
Locika a další príbeh na pozadí Sely.
January 24, 2019
Again, lots of fan service. The stories are getting a little more convoluted again as well. It's not a bad series, but I cant say to spend money on it. Library it!
June 4, 2019
Is this classic lit? No. But, is it a quick, fun, interesting read? Yes!!! I always love these graphic novels when Im in need of something I know will hold my interest.
July 22, 2025
These comics are always a delight.
July 26, 2016
A disappointing volume for me. It tries to do more than disjointed stories, but does it quite poorly.
It's great that we get to see a lot more backstory regarding Sela and Belinda. It even tries to delve more into their motivations. But it just doesn't feel realistic; felt like it overdid it. The good thing about it is that it continues to try and weave fairy tales into it. Particularly enjoyed the Boy Who Cried Wolf. The way the overarching plot ended left much to be desired. Stupid decisions and silly dialogue all around, and a really silly end - Sela's final decision was really stupid and feels forced and out of character. But sadly, that wasn't the silliest part of the ending - it's what Belinda did at the end that had my jaw dropping. Ridiculous ending.
Being a graphic novel, I should also mention that generally, the artwork was on par with expectations, except the last story - the art in that last story was pretty bad, all out of proportions and scale, and had some really weird and unrealistic positions.
I was tempted to give this a 1-star, but didn't think it was fair to some of the stories that I did like, so I added one more. I feel that the strengths of the series is really in the fairy tale adaptations. The overarching plot was weak. It started off intriguing enough, but I guess the writers weren't sure of how to get it going.
It's great that we get to see a lot more backstory regarding Sela and Belinda. It even tries to delve more into their motivations. But it just doesn't feel realistic; felt like it overdid it. The good thing about it is that it continues to try and weave fairy tales into it. Particularly enjoyed the Boy Who Cried Wolf. The way the overarching plot ended left much to be desired. Stupid decisions and silly dialogue all around, and a really silly end - Sela's final decision was really stupid and feels forced and out of character. But sadly, that wasn't the silliest part of the ending - it's what Belinda did at the end that had my jaw dropping. Ridiculous ending.
Being a graphic novel, I should also mention that generally, the artwork was on par with expectations, except the last story - the art in that last story was pretty bad, all out of proportions and scale, and had some really weird and unrealistic positions.
I was tempted to give this a 1-star, but didn't think it was fair to some of the stories that I did like, so I added one more. I feel that the strengths of the series is really in the fairy tale adaptations. The overarching plot was weak. It started off intriguing enough, but I guess the writers weren't sure of how to get it going.
June 30, 2013
The plot thickens and I’m hooked! While standing strong to its fairy tale themes, GFT Volume 4 further explores Sela’s past. It reveals the inspiration for her goodness as well as the origin of her foe, Belinda. There are also many, many references to previous events. I especially like Sela because she struggles with doubt, which makes her very believable to me. If she simply stuck to the whole good always triumphs over evil thing, it’d make her flat and boring.
Unfortunately, the art struck out for me in two stories. The first was “Rapunzel.” It looks like subpar penciling that just got muddied with the addition of colors. But the story itself was decent, though not terribly important to the GFT universe. Then there was the art from “Snow White & Rose Red Part II.” While decidedly better than Bhadana’s work – though that might just be thanks to the team of colorists – Carter pales when compared to Part I’s Gunderson. Part II carries a heavy impact in GFT, so it sucked to see the plot get lost a bit in some meh illustration.
Overall, a good read that will carry you through to the next volume.
Unfortunately, the art struck out for me in two stories. The first was “Rapunzel.” It looks like subpar penciling that just got muddied with the addition of colors. But the story itself was decent, though not terribly important to the GFT universe. Then there was the art from “Snow White & Rose Red Part II.” While decidedly better than Bhadana’s work – though that might just be thanks to the team of colorists – Carter pales when compared to Part I’s Gunderson. Part II carries a heavy impact in GFT, so it sucked to see the plot get lost a bit in some meh illustration.
Overall, a good read that will carry you through to the next volume.
December 21, 2015
Ah.. oh well. One more change. I'll give it one more chance with the next volume, because I bought the damn things and I regret it now.
The artwork is mediocre at best. And in some cases it gets ok. And the story.. well.. the story is bad. So bad. So boring that it actually took me months of reading it in breaks between other comics/books.
Just hope it gets interesting in later volumes, and that's only because I know stories are not ongoing and they have standalone stories inside. Because the whole Belinda / Sela story was completely pointless. The classic fight between good and evil, done not well at all, full of cliches and so boring that it actually made me think "why am I reading this still?" "I could have been reading other stuff, better stuff".
But, all in all I read most of it at work between breaks, so I guess.. meh. Nope. Still don't like it. And in the end it feels like a complete waste of time. There. Don't read it. If any of the future volumes are GOOD, you're not missing any stories ignoring this volume.
The artwork is mediocre at best. And in some cases it gets ok. And the story.. well.. the story is bad. So bad. So boring that it actually took me months of reading it in breaks between other comics/books.
Just hope it gets interesting in later volumes, and that's only because I know stories are not ongoing and they have standalone stories inside. Because the whole Belinda / Sela story was completely pointless. The classic fight between good and evil, done not well at all, full of cliches and so boring that it actually made me think "why am I reading this still?" "I could have been reading other stuff, better stuff".
But, all in all I read most of it at work between breaks, so I guess.. meh. Nope. Still don't like it. And in the end it feels like a complete waste of time. There. Don't read it. If any of the future volumes are GOOD, you're not missing any stories ignoring this volume.
March 2, 2021
nice concept re imaging fairy tales differently. This one is nice re-imaging of all the familiar fairy tales.
My dream of being a writer is realized and I am now a Goodreads Author. I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. Doga is one of my most favorite character and I love him to bits and don't leave any chance to devour any of his stories. So here goes again my mission to read as many Raj comics from the beginning. My childhood re-run. I love reading this and more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
My dream of being a writer is realized and I am now a Goodreads Author. I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. Doga is one of my most favorite character and I love him to bits and don't leave any chance to devour any of his stories. So here goes again my mission to read as many Raj comics from the beginning. My childhood re-run. I love reading this and more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
June 1, 2012
I have to say that I really and truly enjoy Zenescope's series Grimm Fairy Tales and and all the various spinoffs (Neverland, Piper, etc). Unless something major happens I will continue to follow this series. My one and only gripe with it is the unnecessary and gratuitous sexuality and objectification of women within the pages. It truly has no place within the story. Now I am by no means a prude but they don't even try to give it purpose. They are no better than the creators over at the bigger publishers (Marvel, DC). This is why this series will never reach the greatness that is Bill Willingham's Fables. Nothing is done without purpose. And he knows that his story is so good that he doesn't need clichéd tropes like massive mammaries and barely there clothing.
July 24, 2015
The change in quality of the artwork is what really jarred me in this one. The artwork of the story Snow White and Rose Red Part 2 was just horrible. From the clothes to the oddly disjointed look of the limbs of the characters...No good.
The artwork styles changes, but boy does the climax of the story have horrible artwork ruined it for me. I like this story. I love fairy tale retellings. I love graphic novels. I acknowledge that there is a ton of fan service, but in this case it doesn't disconcert me as much. Not sure why though.
The artwork styles changes, but boy does the climax of the story have horrible artwork ruined it for me. I like this story. I love fairy tale retellings. I love graphic novels. I acknowledge that there is a ton of fan service, but in this case it doesn't disconcert me as much. Not sure why though.
August 9, 2022
I think this volume had more of the backstory to this whole series then some of the other volumes. More about Sela and Belinda who are fighting against each other as the good versus evil battle; trying to get people to make the right or wrong choices in life. It didn't deter from the series. It's at a point where the backstory is the mortar between the fairytales, and keeps them all together and the reader reading when they might have put the volume down due to familiarity of the tales. I'm still enjoying it and am looking forward to more.
December 27, 2010
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This volume was so-so. The art was good (except on the last story) and the story had some really good parts, especially the introduction of Belinda and the ones about Timmy. Still, I felt like on the last of the volume, the story lost strenght, and Sela's final choice was stupid, especially because Belinda remains alive.
Still, it was good.
February 6, 2017
Better than the last one. People, I'm pretty impressed!
Mejor que el anterior. Gente, ¡sí que estoy impresionado!
Mejor que el anterior. Gente, ¡sí que estoy impresionado!
March 1, 2015
Rapunzel, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Sorcerer's Apprentice,
The Snow Queen, & Snow White/Rose Red
fairy tales in urban mondern settings with ... mor violence and pin-up covers.
The Snow Queen, & Snow White/Rose Red
fairy tales in urban mondern settings with ... mor violence and pin-up covers.
December 20, 2011
An interesting concept. My first look at this series as I couldn't get a copy of Vol. 1. Enjoyable, edgy, but somehow not quite realised. Overall the art work is pretty decent with the glaring exception of Snow White & Rose Red Part 2 which is very amateurish. Will definitely investigate this series further.
November 16, 2013
Agree with another that said there was no way there could be two good comics based on fairy tales. Fables being the good one. While finally there is some kind of plot, it still does not even compare to Fables when they were 20 issues along. And the art drives me mad. The head:body ratio in comics is typically 1:8, one panel it was a horribly distorted 1:4!!!
July 14, 2016
While the series is moving into more than just a collection of horror stories, it seems to be getting less and less interesting. The art is still pretty good, outside of the Rapunzel story, but the story doesn't really intrigue me. I want to go further to see where it is going but if volume 5 turns out to be just as boring, I don't see going much deeper into the Zenoscope universe.
August 2, 2012
Rapunzel
Boy Who Cried Wolf
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Snow Queen
Snow Whute and Rose Red (Parts 1 & 2 of 2)
The Lamp
Boy Who Cried Wolf
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Snow Queen
Snow Whute and Rose Red (Parts 1 & 2 of 2)
The Lamp
November 9, 2008
I think I missed some of the plot that happens in Vol 3, but I still liked the stories in this volume.
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